Re: base-config error in Sarge
On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 09:23:03PM +0530, Rituraj Buddhisagar wrote:
> Hi all;
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> I am fairly new to debian. I took a bold step of replacing my WinXP
> office desktop with Debian Sarge.
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> After initial install completes, it reboots. So far so good.
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> I am getting problem in base-config when it asks for "package
> selection". I selected different options like Desktop , file server etc
> with different mirrors (with http as well as ftp) but it fails saying
> something like cannot proceed "as the packages might have been broken,
> or the system is out of space or u r having some other problem" etc etc.
> I have 25GB FREE space.
Since it says: 'the packages might have been broken' I suspect a problem
like I had on friday, especially since it happened at about the same
time you had your problem.
Sarge is still in a state of flux and packages are changing a lot. Even
the installer is not finished yet. Of course, you know all this, right?
The problem I ran into was that some package depended on another package
which was not (yet) in the archive. So, the system was not installable.
This was fixed and on saturday, I could install everything.
So: you could simply try again!
Of course, you can always run 'tasksel' as root to re-enter the package
selection process by selecting tasks. If you want to select individual
packages, use 'aptitude' (for a nice UI) or 'apt-get'.
> H/W: Dell desktop Optiplex GX270
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> Method of installation Used: netboot from mini.iso
Which one? Debian installer pre-rc2? A daily build?
David
> Base-config: ftp / http (tried both with different mirrors)
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> Currently I am doing #apt-get install gnome to get GUI on my
> workstation. Its downloading from ftp. Lets see. Do I have to install
> anything else from apt-get to get my GUI running? I hope I can configure
> other things afterwards through synaptic.
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> Thanks and Regards;
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> Rituraj
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